Rating: R
Genre:
Comedy
Release Date: 01/07/2002
SubTitles: French/Espanol
Dubbed: English
Sound: DS
Run Time: 89 Minutes
Flags: Violence, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Rape & Sexual Abuse, Not For Children, Profanity, Substance Abuse (Alcohol, Drugs)
Distributor/Studio: Universal Studios
Comedian
Chris Rock stars in this scattershot
satire of
rap music in the vein of
This Is Spinal Tap. This film within a film begins with
A. White (
Chris Elliot) screening a rough cut of a documentary he has made of the notorious CB4
rap group -- consisting of group leader
Albert, also know as
MC Gusto (
Chris Rock);
Otis, also known as
Stab Master Arson (
Deezer D); and
Euripides, also know as
Dead Mike (
Allen Payne).
White charts the course of CB4's success, their superstar status a result of the fact that they are the only
gangsta rap group who are, in fact, actual gangsters, coming direct from rap sheets to
rap music. They are considered so bad that they even give rapper
Ice-T pause: "I thought I was hardcore. But these guys are serious! What am I supposed to do now?" Unfortunately, at the height of their fame, their gangster pose is revealed to be a sham.
Albert,
Otis, and
Euripides turn out to be a bunch of middle-class blacks striking a gangsta facade to look cool. But now they are in trouble. The real
Gusto (
Charlie Murphy), a neighborhood thug who went to prison on a drug bust, has broken out of jail and is coming for CB4.
~ Paul Brenner, All Movie Guide
